Fred Thomas & Hank Pfeifle
Fred and I will be doing the 16 mile METTS Freeport Time Trial this Sunday. Eliot may jump in, too. It's nice to have a race 9 miles from home. It's also nice to have a promoter such as Derek Morin who does all the heavy lifting for the Maine Time Trial Series.
The Freeport course demands focus as it is an uppy-down route. And, ouch, the kicker into town puts the hurt on the quads and the psyche (I'm going so slow!). Fortunately, everyone feels that way. But the tribulations of time trialing has many rewards when the gains from the effort are applied to road racing. TT-ing better prepares one for:
1) a break-away win (ex: Fred's 30 mile solo effort to win Sunapee this year),
2) comfort and strength in a small group break from the peloton (ex: Eliot's strength in the break and eventual win at Purgatory), and
3) improves one's ability to bridge from the peloton to the break - one of the more rewarding achievements in racing
So, here's hoping for a warm, sunny day and a tail wind all the way around the circuit. Maybe we'll see you out there.
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